That leaves the region with a total of 81 active COVID-19 cases, between the two counties.
Health officials have also added 17 more variants of concern to the list. There have now been a total of 375 voc’s identified since the start of the pandemic. A worrying trend, considering there has been a total of 1,018 cases of the virus since March of last year.
Hospital staff are caring for 18 local patients in hospital, with eight in the ICU, and six on a ventilator.
The six outbreaks in the community continue.
A total of 66,763 vaccine doses have been administered locally. A total of 62,145 people or 37 per cent of the population has received one dose. There are 4,618 people now fully vaccinated, representing three per cent of the population.
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More groups of essential workers who can’t work from home can begin booking vaccination appointments Tuesday in Chatham-Kent.
They can go to getyourshotck.ca or leave a message at 519-351-1010 after 8 a.m.
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On Thursday, residents who’ll be at least 40 years old this year can start booking appointments at 8 a.m.
Time slots can be reserved at the Bradley Centre mass vaccination clinic in Chatham, at the Wallaceburg Memorial Arena mobile clinic on May 21 and at the Gincor Trailer Werx drive-thru clinic in Blenheim on May 30.
OTTAWA Thousands of Ottawa residents are now eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine, including OC Transpo and Para Transpo workers and workers in grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants. The Ontario government said Monday morning that it s expanding the eligibility to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment through the provincial online booking system starting Tuesday at 8 a.m. Here is a look at who became eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment as of Tuesday: Individuals with at-risk health conditions Group 2 of cannot work from home In addition, as of Thursday at 8 a.m., residents 40 and over in non-hot spot communities will also become eligible to book through the provincial system.
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Nearly 150 Ontario pharmacies, including some in Ottawa, started offering COVID-19 vaccines to all adults in hot spots this weekend.
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That government website lists 78 pharmacy locations in Toronto and Peel Region that now offer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to people aged 18 and older. In Durham, Hamilton, Ottawa, Windsor and York Region, a total of 58 pharmacies are offering the Moderna shot to anyone in that age group.